'Add Edge Cluster' fails in VCF brownfield
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'Add Edge Cluster' fails in VCF brownfield

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Article ID: 414542

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Products

VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

  • VCF is brownfield environment.
  • "Add Edge Cluster" for domain in SDDC Manager fails with messages "This operation is not allowed because domain <UUID> does not have NSX deployed with Overlay configuration."

Environment

VMware VCF 5.2.x

Cause

By default, the Add Edge Cluster option is not available in Brownfield deployed VCF/SDDC.
NSX-T Manager is deployed along with VCF in Brownfield deployment, virtual networking configuration needs to be performed manually.

Resolution

Run the sync operations using Brownfield script:

python3 vcf_brownfield.py sync --domain-name <selected-domain-name>

Additional Information

VMware Cloud Foundation: Enabling Virtual Networking on Imported Workload Domains